FIDE Ratings October 2006 – Topalov leads

10/3/2006 – Both Topalov and Anand did not play any rated games in the last three months – their ratings and rankings remain the same. Kramnik and Svidler now share 3–4, followed by Morozevich and Ivanchuk. Aronian lost points and rankings, Leko won three points but dropped two places. Full lists.

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FIDE October 2006 Rating Lists

Topalov and Anand played zero non-rapid games in the last three months, which left their ratings and the rating difference (34 points) unchanged. Kramnik has made the jump back to his usual place in the top three, where he shares the same rating with is good friend Peter Svidler.

Fifth is the always fluctuating Alexander Morozevich, just three points behind the duo. Then comes the perennial Vassily Ivanchuk, while the Armenian star Levon Aronian dropped from third to seventh after losing 20 points in a disastrous showing in Dortmund. Peter Leko gained three points but dropped from sixth to eighth place. Former World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov shed 18 points and dropped to place 20.

It is remarkable to see Magnus Carlsen, who is 15, a hair's breadth shy of 2700. He can still become the youngest player in history to have crossed that threshold. We are not sure, but Radjabov seems to hold the current record. Maybe the incredible Norwegian has already set his eye on 2800? In any case he is alone up there at rank 21, since his main rival Sergey Karjakin, 16, is trailing by 26 points on place 35.

Top 100 players

Rank Name Title Country Rating
Games
 B-Year
 1 Topalov, Veselin  g  BUL  2813
 0
  1975
 2 Anand, Viswanathan  g  IND  2779
 0
  1969
 3 Kramnik, Vladimir  g  RUS  2750
 7
  1975
 4 Svidler, Peter  g  RUS  2750
 7
  1976
 5 Morozevich, Alexander  g  RUS  2747
 10
  1977
 6 Ivanchuk, Vassily  g  UKR  2741
 12
  1969
 7 Aronian, Levon  g  ARM  2741
 7
  1982
 8 Leko, Peter  g  HUN  2741
 7
  1979
 9 Adams, Michael  g  ENG  2735
 18
  1971
 10 Gelfand, Boris  g  ISR  2733
 11
  1968
 11 Radjabov, Teimour  g  AZE  2729
 10
  1987
 12 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar  g  AZE  2728
 12
  1985
 13 Navara, David  g  CZE  2725
 22
  1985
 14 Shirov, Alexei  g  ESP  2720
 11
  1972
 15 Akopian, Vladimir  g  ARM  2713
 0
  1971
 16 Polgar, Judit  g  HUN  2710
 0
  1976
 17 Grischuk, Alexander  g  RUS  2710
 11
  1983
 18 Bacrot, Etienne  g  FRA  2705
 1
  1983
 19 Kamsky, Gata  g  USA  2705
 9
  1974
 20 Ponomariov, Ruslan  g  UKR  2703
 11
  1983
 21 Carlsen, Magnus  g  NOR  2698
 46
  1990
 22 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter  g  ROM  2690
 11
  1976
 23 Rublevsky, Sergei  g  RUS  2688
 11
  1974
 24 Bareev, Evgeny  g  RUS  2683
 0
  1966
 25 Malakhov, Vladimir  g  RUS  2682
 10
  1980
 26 Georgiev, Kiril  g  BUL  2680
 10
  1965
 27 Tiviakov, Sergei  g  NED  2680
 47
  1973
 28 Short, Nigel D.  g  ENG  2677
 9
  1965
 29 Van Wely, Loek  g  NED  2676
 15
  1972
 30 Naiditsch, Arkadij  g  GER  2676
 8
  1985
 31 Sasikiran, Krishnan  g  IND  2675
 0
  1981
 32 Harikrishna, P.  g  IND  2674
 21
  1986
 33 Zvjaginsev, Vadim  g  RUS  2674
 10
  1976
 34 Vallejo Pons, Francisco  g  ESP  2674
 0
  1982
 35 Karjakin, Sergey  g  UKR  2672
 21
  1990
 36 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam  g  UZB  2672
 0
  1979
 37 Bu, Xiangzhi  g  CHN  2671
 22
  1985
 38 Jakovenko, Dmitry  g  RUS  2671
 22
  1983
 39 Sokolov, Ivan  g  NED  2670
 22
  1968
 40 Onischuk, Alexander  g  USA  2668
 0
  1975
 41 Lautier, Joel  g  FRA  2667
 3
  1973
 42 Sargissian, Gabriel  g  ARM  2667
 0
  1983
 43 Almasi, Zoltan  g  HUN  2664
 10
  1976
 44 Timofeev, Artyom  g  RUS  2662
 12
  1985
 45 Motylev, Alexander  g  RUS  2662
 0
  1979
 46 Bologan, Viktor  g  MDA  2659
 11
  1971
 47 Smirin, Ilia  g  ISR  2659
 0
  1968
 48 Eljanov, Pavel  g  UKR  2658
 8
  1983
 49 Izoria, Zviad  g  GEO  2657
 18
  1984
 50 Korneev, Oleg  g  RUS  2657
 42
  1969
 51 Milov, Vadim  g  SUI  2657
 18
  1972
 52 Dominguez, Lenier  g  CUB  2655
 8
  1983
 53 Dreev, Alexey  g  RUS  2655
 18
  1969
 54 Jobava, Baadur  g  GEO  2650
 28
  1983
 55 Gurevich, Mikhail  g  TUR  2648
 21
  1959
 56 Najer, Evgeniy  g  RUS  2648
 27
  1977
 57 Bruzon, Lazaro  g  CUB  2648
 18
  1982
 58 Krasenkow, Michal  g  POL  2647
 18
  1963
 59 Granda Zuniga, Julio E  g  PER  2646
 37
  1967
 60 Tkachiev, Vladislav  g  FRA  2645
 0
  1973
 61 Volokitin, Andrei  g  UKR  2645
 21
  1986
 62 Wang, Yue  g  CHN  2644
 32
  1987
 63 Avrukh, Boris  g  ISR  2644
 11
  1978
 64 Kobalia, Mikhail  g  RUS  2643
 11
  1978
 65 Gashimov, Vugar  g  AZE  2643
 33
  1986
 66 Sakaev, Konstantin  g  RUS  2641
 0
  1974
 67 Nijboer, Friso  g  NED  2641
 38
  1965
 68 Nielsen, Peter Heine  g  DEN  2640
 0
  1973
 69 Areshchenko, Alexander  g  UKR  2640
 28
  1986
 70 Nakamura, Hikaru  g  USA  2640
 16
  1987
 71 Alekseev, Evgeny  g  RUS  2639
 22
  1985
 72 Beliavsky, Alexander G  g  SLO  2639
 10
  1953
 73 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  g  GEO  2638
 14
  1960
 74 Miton, Kamil  g  POL  2638
 0
  1984
 75 Seirawan, Yasser  g  USA  2638
 0
  1960
 76 Movsesian, Sergei  g  SVK  2637
 0
  1978
 77 Zhang, Pengxiang  g  CHN  2636
 22
  1980
 78 Afromeev, Vladimir  f  RUS  2635
 30
  1954
 79 Lputian, Smbat G  g  ARM  2634
 0
  1958
 80 Asrian, Karen  g  ARM  2634
 12
  1980
 81 Moiseenko, Alexander  g  UKR  2632
 13
  1980
 82 Riazantsev, Alexander  g  RUS  2632
 8
  1985
 83 Cheparinov, Ivan  g  BUL  2632
 0
  1986
 84 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw  g  POL  2630
 18
  1987
 85 Socko, Bartosz  g  POL  2630
 28
  1978
 86 Delchev, Aleksander  g  BUL  2628
 30
  1971
 87 Fressinet, Laurent  g  FRA  2628
 29
  1981
 88 Inarkiev, Ernesto  g  RUS  2628
 8
  1985
 89 Volkov, Sergey  g  RUS  2628
 0
  1974
 90 Miroshnichenko, Evgenij  g  UKR  2626
 22
  1978
 91 Nikolic, Predrag  g  BIH  2626
 0
  1960
 92 Smirnov, Pavel  g  RUS  2623
 9
  1982
 93 Wang, Hao  g  CHN  2622
 27
  1989
 94 Baklan, Vladimir  g  UKR  2622
 40
  1978
 95 Khalifman, Alexander  g  RUS  2622
 0
  1966
 96 Macieja, Bartlomiej  g  POL  2622
 15
  1977
 97 Ni, Hua  g  CHN  2621
 22
  1983
 98 Hansen, Curt  g  DEN  2621
 9
  1964
 99 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel  g  ESP  2620
 0
  1965
 100 Khenkin, Igor  g  GER  2620
 35
  1968

Top 50 women

In the women's section Judit Polgar once again towers over all other female players, 165 points above India's Koneru Humpy. She is followed by Alexander Kosteniuk and Pia Kramling. All four are male GMs.

Rank Name Title Country Rating
Games
 B-Year
 1 Polgar, Judit  g  HUN  2710
 0
  1976
 2 Koneru, Humpy  g  IND  2545
 0
  1987
 3 Kosteniuk, Alexandra  g  RUS  2534
 0
  1984
 4 Cramling, Pia  g  SWE  2528
 24
  1963
 5 Xu, Yuhua  wg  CHN  2517
 0
  1976
 6 Chiburdanidze, Maia  g  GEO  2504
 11
  1961
 7 Zhu, Chen  g  QAT  2501
 18
  1976
 8 Kosintseva, Nadezhda  m  RUS  2493
 19
  1985
 9 Stefanova, Antoaneta  g  BUL  2489
 28
  1979
 10 Hou, Yifan  wf  CHN  2481
 19
  1994
 11 Socko, Monika  m  POL  2473
 20
  1978
 12 Sebag, Marie  m  FRA  2471
 15
  1986
 13 Galliamova, Alisa  m  RUS  2470
 0
  1972
 14 Hoang Thanh Trang  m  HUN  2470
 0
  1980
 15 Cmilyte, Viktorija  m  LTU  2469
 9
  1983
 16 Dembo, Yelena  m  GRE  2468
 18
  1983
 17 Mkrtchian, Lilit  m  ARM  2468
 11
  1982
 18 Shen, Yang  wg  CHN  2468
 10
  1989
 19 Zhao, Xue  wg  CHN  2467
 15
  1985
 20 Qin, Kanying  wg  CHN  2465
 0
  1974
 21 Lahno, Kateryna  m  UKR  2459
 18
  1989
 22 Kosintseva, Tatiana  m  RUS  2458
 19
  1986
 23 Zhukova, Natalia  wg  UKR  2456
 0
  1979
 24 Muzychuk, Anna  wg  SLO  2452
 20
  1990
 25 Paehtz, Elisabeth  m  GER  2449
 6
  1985
 26 Zatonskih, Anna  wg  USA  2449
 26
  1978
 27 Gaponenko, Inna  m  UKR  2448
 46
  1976
 28 Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan  m  GEO  2446
 11
  1968
 29 Krush, Irina  m  USA  2443
 6
  1983
 30 Ciuksyte, Dagne  m  LTU  2440
 0
  1977
 31 Hunt, Harriet  m  ENG  2439
 0
  1978
 32 Peng, Zhaoqin  g  NED  2437
 9
  1968
 33 Korbut, Ekaterina  wg  RUS  2435
 18
  1985
 34 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  m  RUS  2434
 10
  1974
 35 Rajlich, Iweta  m  POL  2432
 11
  1981
 36 Dzagnidze, Nana  m  GEO  2432
 15
  1987
 37 Ushenina, Anna  wg  UKR  2429
 18
  1985
 38 Lujan, Carolina  wg  ARG  2429
 50
  1985
 39 Peptan, Corina-Isabela  m  ROM  2428
 9
  1978
 40 Skripchenko, Almira  m  FRA  2427
 21
  1976
 41 Danielian, Elina  m  ARM  2426
 11
  1978
 42 Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman  m  IND  2424
 43
  1979
 43 Pogonina, Natalija  wg  RUS  2421
 9
  1985
 44 Khurtsidze, Nino  m  GEO  2419
 2
  1975
 45 Javakhishvili, Lela  m  GEO  2416
 22
  1984
 46 Tairova, Elena  wg  RUS  2415
 19
  1991
 47 Matveeva, Svetlana  m  RUS  2415
 19
  1969
 48 Jackova, Jana  m  CZE  2414
 4
  1982
 49 Ovod, Evgenija  m  RUS  2407
 25
  1982
 50 Goletiani, Rusudan  wg  USA  2403
 9
  1980
 51 Huang, Qian  wm  CHN  2403
 10
  1986

Top 20 Juniors

The regular leader in this list, 19-year-old Teimour Radjabov, is still in the lead, but slowly being pressed by Magnificent Magnus Carlsen. Behind him Pentala Harikrishna, 20, and Sergey Karjakin, 16, also bear watching.

Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
 1 Radjabov, Teimour  g  AZE  2729  10  1987
 2 Carlsen, Magnus  g  NOR  2698  46  1990
 3 Harikrishna, P.  g  IND  2674  21  1986
 4 Karjakin, Sergey  g  UKR  2672  21  1990
 5 Volokitin, Andrei  g  UKR  2645  21  1986
 6 Wang, Yue  g  CHN  2644  32  1987
 7 Gashimov, Vugar  g  AZE  2643  33  1986
 8 Areshchenko, Alexander  g  UKR  2640  28  1986
 9 Nakamura, Hikaru  g  USA  2640  16  1987
 10 Cheparinov, Ivan  g  BUL  2632  0  1986
 11 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw  g  POL  2630  18  1987
 12 Wang, Hao  g  CHN  2622  27  1989
 13 Balogh, Csaba  g  HUN  2616  9  1987
 14 Laznicka, Viktor  g  CZE  2596  18  1988
 15 Pantsulaia, Levan  g  GEO  2596  15  1986
 16 Vitiugov, Nikita  m  RUS  2596  29  1987
 17 Tomashevsky, Evgeny  g  RUS  2595  18  1987
 18 Predojevic, Borki  g  BIH  2590  16  1987
 19 Baramidze, David  g  GER  2585  18  1988
 20 Guseinov, Gadir  g  AZE  2585  11  1986

Top 20 girls

Koneru Humpy, 19, leads – naturally. But watch the girl in second place! Hou Yifan is just 12 years old, and will stay 12 for one more rating list. Places 3–7 are occupied by a group of very talented young ladies.

Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
 1 Koneru, Humpy  g  IND  2545  0  1987
 2 Hou, Yifan  wf  CHN  2481  19  1994
 3 Sebag, Marie  m  FRA  2471  15  1986
 4 Shen, Yang  wg  CHN  2468  10  1989
 5 Lahno, Kateryna  m  UKR  2459  18  1989
 6 Kosintseva, Tatiana  m  RUS  2458  19  1986
 7 Muzychuk, Anna  wg  SLO  2452  20  1990
 8 Dzagnidze, Nana  m  GEO  2432  15  1987
 9 Tairova, Elena  wg  RUS  2415  19  1991
 10 Huang, Qian  wm  CHN  2403  10  1986
 11 Melia, Salome  wg  GEO  2395  32  1987
 12 Gunina, Valentina  wf  RUS  2392  9  1989
 13 Mongontuul, Bathuyag  wg  MGL  2383  0  1987
 14 Tania, Sachdev  wg  IND  2383  48  1986
 15 Ruan, Lufei    CHN  2370  0  1987
 16 Arutyunova, Diana  wg  UKR  2362  14  1988
 17 Harika, Dronavalli  wg  IND  2353  17  1991
 18 Zawadzka, Jolanta  wg  POL  2353  18  1987
 19 Nebolsina, Vera  wm  RUS  2349  25  1989
 20 Batsiashvili, Nino  wm  GEO  2347  11  1987

All data by courtesy of FIDE (http://www.fide.com).

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